Shocking machine



June 15 1926 T- WADGE ET AL SHOCKING MACHINE Filed April 15, 1922 5Sheets-Sheet 1 Thus. Wadqe B. J. Desmond Ari-vs June 15,1926. 1,588,827

T. WADGE El" AL SHOCKING MACHINE Filed April 15, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 2INYBNTORS Thus. Wadqc B. J Desmond I Ar":

June 15 1926., 1,588,827

T. WADGE ET AL SHOCKING MACHINE lmru 1on3 Thea. N ge B;J, Desmond BYJune'15 1926.

T. WADGE ET AL SHOCKING'MACHINE Filed April 15, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 4lam-tom The. Nudge B, J. Desmond June 15 1926.

- T. WADGE ET AL SHOCKING MACHINE Fu -3d April 15. 1922 5 Sheets-Shea;5'

hwzu'rolu Tho: Wadqe B. J. Desmond 2Z4 Patented June 15, 1926.

UNITED STATES THOMAS PATENT OFFICE.

SHOCKING IMAQHINE.

Application filed April 15, 1922. Serial No. 553,059.

The invention relates to improvements in shocking machines, and anobject of the invention is to provide a machine which will accompany thecustomary binding machine on the field and will receive sheaves ejectedfrom the binding machine deck, elevate and deposit the sheaves ejected,into a shock former and then subsequently deposit the formed shock bnthe field in a standing position and firmly plant it.

A further object of the invention is to construct a machine which isentirely automatic in its action and is directly under the control ofthe attendant on the binding machine.

A further object is to construct a machine which forms the shock in asubstantially horizontal position and then controls the shock until itis firmly planted in a standing position on the field.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a machine whereinthe shock is not positively dropped to plant it on the field, but isbuilt low to the ground, and then is whilst under complete control,upended on to the ground by a rolling movement which swings the butt ofthe shock into the stubble and whilst retaining the shock in astationary position in respect to the ground and permitting the machineto move away from it as the machine advances with the binder.

A further object is to arrange various parts associated with the shockduring the planting action in such manner that the momentum of the shockis entirely overcome.

A further object is to firmly hold the reads of the sheaves together andalso to spread the bases thereof to insure of a large butt to the shockand also to generally construct various working parts so that there isno tendency to thresh the heads of the sheaves.

A further and more detailed object is to provide an improved form ofbutter coacting with the basket which can be adjusted to accommodate thegrain, that is, long, short, or intermediate sheaves and to associatewith the butter, a kicker which will act to move the sheaves enteringthe basket to the sides.

A still further and more specific object is to provide the basket with apivoted and controlled bale bar on which the heads of theinsertedsheaves are built and which acts initially to draw the heads ofthe sheaves together in the forming of a shock and subsequently tomaintain the heads together'up to, and subsequently to the time that theshock is deposited.

Fig. l is a plan view of the machine with the sheaf former or basket inthe sheaf receiving position.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a front view thereof.

Fig. 4: is a longitudinal vertical sectional view at 44 Figure 1centrally through the machine, certain parts being shown in sideelevation.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a portion of the machine frame work and showingcertain operating parts.

Fig; 6 is a side view of the basket removed from the machine.

F ig. 7 is a rear view'of the basket removed from the machine.

Fig. 8. is a vertical sectional view at 88 Fig. 5 and looking towardsthe ground wheel.

r Fig. 9 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view at 99 Fig. 2.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view at 1010 Fig. 1.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged detailed of the small end of the basket.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged vertical sectional view at 12-12 Fig. 5.-

Fig. 13 is a perspective viewshowing the doublewinged guards and partsassociated therewith.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several figures.

The machine is adapted to be hitched to the customary binding machine atthe deck side thereof and is drawn by the binding machine ,as the sameis advancing on the field. i

The sheaves ejected from the binding machine deck are caught by theelevator of the shocking machine and directed by it to the basket orshock former and there formed intoa shock which is subsequentlydeposited on the ground.

As the arrangement of shocking machines in respect toa bindingmachine'is well known We have not considered it necessary to show thebinding machine, other than the deck which discharges the sheaves ontothe shocking machine elevator.

plan view The deck is indicated by the reference numeral 1, Figure 3,and this is the only figure in which any part of the binding machine isshown.

The main frame 2 of the hocking machine comprises a pair of outerparallel rearwardly extending side beams 3 and a and a pair of innerparallel side beams 5 and 6, the inner beams being spaced from the outerbeams and having their forward and rear ends permanently riveted to theouter beams which are bent in the manner best shown in Figures 1 and 5.It will be observed that the forward ends of the beams 3 and l convergeforwardly and have their forward meeting ends elevated and that abearing 7 is formed to receive swivelly the pivot pin 8 of a centrallypositioned forwardly disposed castor wheel 9.

A pair of parallel spaced cross beams 10 and 11 connect the side beamsforwardly, and comparatively short cross beams 12 and 13 extend betweenthe rear portions of the beams 3 and 6 and 4t and 5 respectively.

Intermediate lengthwise extending beams 1st and 15 are carried by theframe and the intermediate beams and the inner beams support more orless centrally of their length angle plates 16 and 16, said angle platesbeing directly opposed to similar angle plates 17 and 17 secured to thebeams S and 4t. The angle plates are really pairs of bearing bracketswhich support rotatably short shafts 18 and 18 on which we mount groundwheels 19 and 19, the wheel 19 being provided with a comparatively widetraction rim and being utilized for driving purposes.

From the above arrangement it will be apparent that the shocking machineframe is in reality a double substantially rectangular frame having anopen rear end and carried forwardly by a castor wheel and rearwardly bytwo ground wheels.

e might point out, also, at this time that the shocking machine frame ismounted such that it is relatively close to the ground, this beingdifferent from the usual shocking machine frame which is quite wellelevated from the ground. The reason for this will be later apparent.

To the inner beams 5 and 6 of the shocking machine frame, which beams inreality are heavy angle irons (see Fig. 10) we permanently securesimilar tracks 20 and 21, said tracks being of channel iron crosssection, with the upper edges of the channel irons fitted with inturnedflanges 22 and 22. These tracks are parallel and extend horizontallyforwardly from the rear ends of the beams 5 and 6 to a point somewhat inadvance of the ground wheels. They are then turned upwardly to providearcuate forward track extensions 20 and 21. The forward extensions aresuitably braced from the frame structure by angular brace bars 23 and 23extending to the frame and the angle braces form a support for the rearend of a forwardly located and horizontally disposed elevated frame work24 utilized for supporting parts later described.

The basket or sheaf former 25 is more or less of an inverted V-shape andit is carried by suitable rollers or travellers operating in the tracks20 and 21.

The basket body is formed from a pair of t -shaped frames 26 and 27,these frames being positioned one above the other and convergingrearwardly and having their rear ends connected together by a tie beam28 of predetermined length. Tie bars 29 and 29 connect the forward endsof the V-shaped frames, and the upper V frame is reinforced by arearwardly positioned'angle bar 30. The sides of the basket are enclosedby sheet metal side plates 31 and 31.

The forward corners of the basket are provided with legs 32 and theselegs are fitted with rollers or carriers mounted within the tracks, thelegs actually passing into the tracks between the flanges 22 and 22hereinbefore described.

From the above arrangement it will be apparent that the basket isconfined in its movement by the tracks and normally or in the sheafreceiving position thereof it is positioned forwardly and maintained inthe position as best shown in the several principal figures of thedrawings.

It might here be noted that a pair of opposed single rollers is used tocarry the upper or forward part of the basket and two spaced pairs ofrollers are utilized to carry the lower part of the basket. Theserollers are best shown in Figures 6 and 7.

The basket is moved by similar operating bars or rods 34: and 34, thesaid rods having their rear ends pivotally connected to the forwardlower corners of the basket at 35 and their forward ends pivotallymounted on pivot pins 36 and 86 carried by endless side chains 37 and37. These side chains are carried at each side of the machine by aforward chain wheel 38 and a pair of rear chain wheels 39 and 40, thechain wheels 40 being located above those 39 so that there is a portionof each chain travelling in a vertical direction between the chainwheels 39 and 4:0.

The chain wheels 38 are permanently mounted on the ends of a countershaft ll rotatabl; carried by the frame 2-i-l and the chain wheels 39and 40 are rotatably mount ed on stub shafts 39 and l() carried byvertically extendingbars l2 and 42 provided as part of the machine framestructure.

Obviously, by driving the shaft ll the side chains will be operated andthe pins 36 will be caused to travel with the chains in what lill) mightbe termed a triangular path having a vertical component.

The forward and back travel of the pins 36 and 36 obviously correspondsto the forward and back travel of the pins attached to the basket and bypermitting the pins 36 and 36 to travel vertically between the chainwheels 39 and a0 the basket is permitted to remain stationary for apredetermined period at the rear ends of the tracks and prior toreturning to its original position.

Obviously, as the lower front corners of the basketare forcedrearwar-dly by the rods 34. and 3d the upper front corners thereof arecaused to swing ahead by the action of the rollers in the tracks. Theinitial movement of the basket accordingly upends it in a rolling mannerand the upending is gauged such that the basket will swing down indirect proportion to the speed at which the machine is being drawn aheadwith the binding machine. After the basket has been upended it remainsin that position and is given a rearward movement relative to the trackssuch that it remains stationary in respect to the ground as the machineadvances.

The shaft 41 is driven by the wheel 19 and the driving arrangement issuch that the attendant on the binding machine can engage a clutch whichwill cause the shaft 4.1 to be driven and the basket operated in such amanner that after the basket has deposited the shock and returned to itsoriginal position the clutch aforesaid will be auton'ia-ticallydisengaged to stop further movement of the basket.

This driving mechanism is now described:

To the shaft 18 we secure a driving chain wheel 43 which is connected bya chain 43 to a chain wheel at secured to the end of a clutch shaft 44suitably mounted on the front end of the machine. On the clutch shaft werotatably mount a chain wheel 45, suitable means being provided toprevent end movement ofsuch wheel. The chain wheel 45 is connected by achain 45* to a chain wheel 11* secured to the shaft tl. The chain wheelto is provided with a male clutch member 4-5 adapted to be engaged by afemale clutch member hl formed at the end of a sleeve 41.6 feathered onthe clutch shaft.

An actuating lever i? is pivotally connected to the beam 11 and extendsforwardly and is attached to the sleeve in a manner such that theshifting of the lever moves the sleeve to bring the clutch members intoor out of engagement. A rocking lever 48 is pivotally connected to thebeam 10 and has one end attached to the forward end of the lever 47 andthe other end turned for wardly. A pulling line 49 is connected to theforward end of the rocking lever and extends towardthe binding machine,terside of the basket is minating within convenient range of theattendant thereon. The latter arrangement is such that upon theattendant pulling the line toward the binding machine he will swing thelever 47 in a direction which will engage the clutch and consequentlystart the basket in motion. A spring 50 is associated with the rockinglever to normally maintain the clutch members disengaged. The automaticdisengagement of the clutch members is effected by a connecting rod 51attached to the rocking lever 4L8 and to a bell crank 52 pivotallymounted on the frame 24:. One end of the bell crank is designed to bestruck by a striking arm 53 secured to the chain 37 in a locationimmediately adjoining the pin 36. Obviously, upon the striking armstriking the bell crank it will cause the rod 51 to pull in a directionaway from the binding machine and consequently effect through therocking lever and the lever 47 the disengagement of the clutch membersand such will occur due to the positions of the parts when the basketreaches its sheaf receiving position. V

Forwardly of the basket we locate abutter which has the upper part 54thereof stationary and the lower part 5% thereof adjustable and curvingdownwardly and rear wardly and terminating normally just nicely clear ofthe stubble of the field. By observing Fig. i it will be apparentthatthe lower edge of the portion 5a of the butter underlies the lowercorner of the basket. The said butter actually receives the butts of thesheaves deposited in the basket through the open top thereof.

The bottom or back of the basket is closed in the sheaf receivingposition thereof by a pair of similar gates 55 and 56, these gates beingpivotally carried by the lower or rear V-shaped basket frame. The gatehinge in each instance is formed by a rod 57 having the ends thereofbent at right angles to the body and flattened and riveted to the gateas indicated at 57 and 57*. The rod 57' is pivotally attached to theforward corner of the V-shaped under frame ofthe basket in each instanceby a short hanger 58 and is also pivotally carried by a comparativelylong arm 59 secured to tne said basket frame. Actually the rod 57 ateach parallel to the meeting edges of the gates (see Fig. 7).

The gates, as hereinbefore intimated, are held closed in the sheafreceiving position of the basket and really support the sheaves directedinto the basket through the open top thereof.

As the sheaves ejected from the deck of the binding machine have to beelevated so that they can be deposited into the basket or shock formerwe have provided an in.- clined elevator 60 which is suitably mounted onthe side of the shocking machine .adja- T cent the binding machine deckand is adapted to receive the sheaves discharged from the deck, elevatethe same, and discharge them over a deflecting plate into the basket. Aselevators are customarily einploy'ed on shocking machines we have notconsidered it necessary to give a detailed description of the elevatorused. Any suitable elevator will serve our purpose. The elevator,however, is only operated during the interval that the shock is beingbuilt in the basket. During the interval that the basket is moving theelevator is motionless. Means are provided and herein shown forauton'iatical'ly putting the elevator out of and into commission attheproper time, but as the same are not essential to the operation of theshocking machine itself we are not giving a detailed descriptionthereof. Suffice it to say, that an elevator clutch 62 controls theelevator, this clutch being disengaged when the basket controllingclutch is engaged and vice versa.

The basket gates are controlled by the parts now described:

T 0 each of the gate rods 57 we permanent- 1y connect a crank 63, thecrank being supplied at the free end with a roller 68. In the sheafreceiving position of the basket the rollers are engaged with the sidesof the bars l t and 15, these bars being for the greater part anglebars, but having parts of the horizontal flanges cut away as best shownin Figures 5 and 8 and the arrangement is such that the gates are heldshut by them.

It is necessary in the back movement of the basket to maintain the gateslocked for a period of travel and then to open them to allow the shockto pass out. The gates are retained closed in the original back goingmovement of the basket primarily by con-- tact of the rollers with thebars 14 and 15 and then by engagement of the rollers with permanentrearwardly extending and upwardly inclining bars 6t and 64L suitablymounted on the shocking machine frame.

At the rear ends of the bars 6% and 6% we locate similar horizontallydisposed plates 65 and 65 and these plates are provided each with aguide flange 66 in the form of an upstanding loop, one side of which iscon tinuous with the vertical flange of the inclined bars 64 and 6% andthe other end of which is spaced from the flange and deflectedinwardly.The flange 66 in each instance is formed to present two semicircularoffsets 67 and 68 which are spaced somewhat apart and the offsets 67control the opening of the gates and those 68 the closing of the gates.

On the plates 65 and 65 and directly opposing the oi'fsets we mountsimilar double winged spring pressed guards 69 and 69. These guardsoperate in the following manner. lVhen the rollers 63 are movingbackwardly, the outer portions of the double winged guards 69 preventthe passing rollers from entering the o-lisets 68 and the in wardlyextending portions thereof swing back under the action of the movingrollers and allow the rollers to pass and also prevent them fromenteringthe offsets 68. When the rollers have passed, the said guards 69swing back to the position shown best in Figure 13 of the drawings. Asthe rollers move further back, they strike the inwardly extendingportions of the wings 6'9 and are forced into the oi'i'sets 67. Theseoll'sets hold the rollers momentarily while the basket is still movingback and in so doing open the gates. in the continued back movement ofthe basket the rollers are pulled against the outer portions of thewings 69 and escape past and into the rear ends of the flanges 66, thewings 69 then resetting into the position shown in Figure 13 under theaction of the springs 69".

On the reverse movement of the basket, the action is reversed, therollers being prevented by the wings 69 from getting into the offsets 6iand being caused to travel into the oli'sets 68 by the wings 69. Havingentered the oilsets 68, the rollers act to close the gates and havingclosed them, the said rollers escape past the then outer portions of thewings 69 and thereafter the gates are held shut in the return movementof the basket by contact with the bars 64 and 64 and 1a and 15.

For convenience in description hereinafter we will consider the latterbars and the flanges 66 as controlling the guides for the gate cranks.

Referring now to the butter:

\Ve might explain that the adjustable part or plate 5st thereof has theupper edge slidably located between a cross rod 70 and the lower edge ofthe stationary part 54 of the twitter, the cross rod being carried bythe forward ends of the tracks. The lower edge of the adjustable part ofthe butter is slidably mounted on a pair of rearward'ly extending anddownwardly inclining angle bars 71 and 71 pern'ianently fastened to themachine frame.

The lower section or adjustable part of the butter is supported byupwardly extending links 72 and 72 pivotally attached thereto and havingtheir upper ends pivotally connected to cranks T3 and 73 carried by anelevated cross shaft T3 supported by the brace bars 23 and 23. Operatinglevers 74 and 74. are secured to the ends of the shaft 73 and the leversTet and 74: are connected by adjusting rods 75 and 75 to the trackextensions.

The rods 75 and 75 are provided with adj usting o 'Jenings and boltspass through these openings and form an adjustable connection with thetrack extensions. Obviously, by adjusting the rods 75 and 75 one canextend or withdraw the movable or lower section of the butter, theadjustment being made to accommodate the nature of the grain. that is,whether the'sheaves be long or short. i

In connection. with the upper part of the butter we also utilize aspreading arm or kicker 76 which is located centrally and immediately tothe rear of the stationary part of the butter and is carried by a sh. t'

I. (U rotatably mounted in a carrying hearing socured to a transverselyextending angle bar 76 which reinforces both the track extensions andthe stationary part of the butter.

The forward end of the shaft 76 is pro vided with a crank 76 and thiscrank is reciprocated backwardly and forwardly by a pitman 77 actuatedby a. crank 77 located at one end of the upper elevator shaft 7.

According to the above connections it willbe obvious that when theelevator is operating the kicker will be reciprocated and will act tothrow to the sides or spread the butts of the sheaves being deposited inthe basket. This naturally aids in providing a well spread base to theshock being formed.

As part of the basket equipment we provide prongs which are closed in togrip the head of the assembled shock and which hold the heads for apredetermined period and then open to clear the deposited shock.

These prongs and the manner in which they are operated are nowdescribed:

The basket frames carry rotatably mounted opposing shafts 78 and 78 towhich we secure substantially U-shaped sets of prongs 78*, the prongs inthe normal or shock fornr ing position of the basket being out and beinglater designed to pass in through suit able openings 78 provided in thesheet metal sides of the basket. The prongs are posi tioned such thatthey will piercethe sheaves in a location slightly above the customarytie string or band. The sets of prongs operate together. each of theshafts 78 and 78 being provided with a crank 79 and the cranks areconnected pivotally by links 79' to a rocker lever 79 pivotally carriedby a bracket arm 79 secured to the T bar 28.

The arrangement of the latter parts is such that when the shaft 78 isoscillated a similar oscillation will be produced in the shaft 78 andthe sets of prongs will have identical movements.

In order to control the shaft 78 and in so doing move the prongs at theproper time we have supplied the parts now described:

Adjacent the rear end of the beam 5 we locate an upstanding post 80which supports the rear end of a horizontally disposed bar 80, theforward end of which is fastened to the track extension 20. The bar 80sup- )orts a horizontally disposed stationary track 81 more or less of achannel iron cross sec tion and provided with inturned flanges 81' and81 This track is of predetermined length and has the ends thereof closedand in it we locate a small four wheeled traveller or carriage 82 whichoperates on the flanges 81 and 81 and is provided with a down- .vardlyextending arm 82. This arm is permanent in respect to the carriage, butmoves forwardly and backwardly with the same. To the lower end of thearmwe permanently 1 s;en a horizontally disposed bar 83 which has theforward end extending beyond the bar 82 and the rear end located behindthe same and downturned. A pair of diverging coiled springs 4 and 84:are secured to the bar 83, one in advance, and the other to the rear ofthe bar 82 and are also attached to the front end of the basket. To thedownturned end of the bar 83 wepivotally connect a bell crank 85 to theends of which we pivotally attach a long and a short link, the long link85 being pivotally fastened to the upper forward corner of the basket at85 and the shorter link 85 being pivotally attached to the lower end ofa rocker'arm 86, the rocker arm being pivotally carried by a bar 86permanently secured to the basket side. The upper end of the link 86 isconnected by means of an operating rod 87 to the crank 9 at that side ofthe basket.

As before stated, in the shock forming position of the basket the prongsare out and the latter prong controlling parts are in relative positionsas best shown in Fig. 2. As the basket starts to turn under theinfluence of the rods 34 and 34: the pivot point 85 moves ahead whichmovement causes a back swing of the lower end of the bell crank 85, itbeing understood at this time the carriage 82 is at its forward point oftravel, with the result that any advance movement of the point 85effects the swinging of the bell crank. The bell crank in so movingoperates the rockerarm 86 which acts, through the rod 87, to pull downon the crank 79 and by so doing simultaneously produces an in-moving ofthe sets of prongs. Accordingly, the head of the assembled shock ispierced by the prongs from opposite sides. The prongs hold the shockduringthe following movement of the basket and do not fully swing outuntil such time that the carriage 82 has reached its back point oftravel. When the carriage reaches this latter position it is stopped,but the basket still has a rearward movement of limited extent and thisextra movement of the basket eilects through the connections shown theswinging of the bell crank in a direction which will withdraw the prongsand entirely free the shock therefrom. In the return movement of thebasket the prongs close in as the basket approaches its initial positionbut open out to the original position prior to the basket finallyreaching the original sheaf receiving position.

The basket is provided with a hinged top 88 which is held open in thesheaf receiving position of the basket by a crank 88, the

crank engaging with a stationary trip ba' 88 permanently secured to the.track extension 20, the arrangement being such that the top is heldnormally vertical in the sheaf receiving position of the basket. Asecond crank 88 is also associated with the top and to the latter crankwe connect a comparatively strong spring 89 which is suitably anchoredto the basket frame and operates to close the hinged top as the crank 88passes away from the trip bar in the movement of the basket andthereafter maintains the top closed until the basket returns to itsoriginal position.

Within the basket we pivotally mount a substantially U-shaped bale bar90 which is located such that it will receive, support and draw togetherthe heads of the sheaves deposited in the basket and later, during thedepositing of the shock, will steady the same A crank 91 is connected tothe'bale bar and the lower end of the crank is connected by a cable orpulling line 92 to the upper stationary part of the butter.

The arrangement of the crank and pulling line is such that there is nomovement of the bale bar effected until the basket is approaching itsrear position of travel, at which time the pulling line tightens andproduces a swinging movement of the crank 91 in a direction which willraise the bale bar to pass it away from the deposited shock and clear itover the head of the same.

In order to better understand the general operation of the machine wewill now give a short description of the various parts, as suming thatthe shock has been built in the basket with the butts engaging thebutter and the head of the shock built in the bale bar.

The attendant pulls the line L9v which acts to stop the conveyor andstart the working parts of the shocking machine in motion. The basketturns ahead and in the initial turning movement the prongs close in andpierce the head of the shock, not only holding .it, but crowding ittogether, and the basket top closes. In the initial movement of thebasket the heel or then lower portion of the shock engages the stubbleof the field and in the subsequent movement of the basket the butt ofthe shock is virtually rolled ahead into the stubble and whilst beingmaintained otherwise relatively stationmy in respect to the ground.

We particularly wish to emphasize the feature that from the time theheel of the shock engages the ground the said shock is maintained, inthe subsequent operation and until it is finally released, stationary inrespect to the field, the machine advancing.

The prongs remain in the shock until the basket has almost reached itsrear point of travel, being withdrawn after the traveller 82 has struckthe rear end of the track and during the further rearward movementpermitted the basket as hereinbefore explained. The gates are arrangedso that they are timed to open prior to the prongs being released fromthe shock and the bale bar is controlled so that it lifts from thedeposited shock coincident with the release of the prongs. As the balebar raises clear the deposited shock is entirely free. In the reversemovement of the basket the various moving parts are manipulated toassume their original. positions when the basket reaches its originalsheaf receiving position and at the time it reaches this position thetop 88 has been opened and the clutch controlling the basket isautomatically thrown out of commission and the elevator thrown intoaction.

In order that the movement of the basket may be clearly understood wehave indicated in dotted outline on Figure l of the drawings, theapproximate path of travel of a selected point of the shock, theselected point being the centre of the shock.

Considering the selected centre point to be at 93 Fig. 4, when thebasket is in the sheaf receiving position, then this selected centrepoint will travel in the path shown in dotted outline where it will beobserved that it initially moves up and ahead,then turns down andthereafter gradually swings rearwardly and downwardly until a horizontaldirection of travel is reached. The movement so given the basket permitsit to deliver the sh-eaf onto the ground in a natural forward rollingmanner and whilst maintaining the shock relatively stationary in respectto the ground. Obviously, if no initial up movement of the shock centrewere permitted the engaged heel thereof would cause an end shifting ofthe shock in the basket which would produce an an gular base theretoinstead of a flat base as is desired.

hat we claim as our ii-Wention is 1. In a shocking machine, thecombination with a suitable supporting frame, of opposing paralleltracks permanently mounted on the frame and extending lengthwise thereofand having their forward ends turned upwardly to provide curved trackextensions, a sheaf receiving normally horizontally disposed and shockforming basket having the butt or large end thereof directed forwardly,carriers secured to the large end of the basket at the upper and lowersides thereof, said carriers operating in the tracks and trackextensions, and means for moving the basket to cause it to travel in afixed path, as determined by the tracks and track extensions.

2. In a shocking. machine, a shocking ma chine frame, a pair of spacedparallel tracks mounted on the frame and extending lengthwise thereofand having their forward ends curving initially upwardly and then rear--wardly, a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shockforming basket, upper and lower sets of carriers secured permanently tothe forward end of the basket, the said carriers operating on the tracksand controlling" the position of the basket, and means for moving thebasket on the tracks to turn the same forwardly and upend the shock.

3. In a shocking machine. a shocking machine frame, a pair of spacedparallel lengthwise extending stationary tracks mounted on the frame andhaving their forward ends curving initially upwardly and thenrearwardly, a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shockforming basket. upper and lower carriers secured to the forward end ofthe basket, said carriers operating in the tracks, operating meansconnected to the front end of the basket at the bottom and adapted tomove the basket initially rearwardly and subsequently forwardly, gatesnormally closing the bottom of the basket, means for opening the gatesas the basket approaches its rearward point of travel, a butter carriedby the frame and located at the front end of the basket, sets of prongscarried by the sides of the basket, and means for closing in the prongsto pierce the head of the assembled shock and during the initial turningmovement of the basket and to withdraw the prongs immediately after thegates have opened.

4-. In a shocking machine, a shocking machine frame, a pair of spacedparallel lengthwise extending stationary tracks mounted on the frame andhaving their forward ends curving initially upwardly and thenrearwardly. a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shockforming basket, upper and lower carriers secured to the forward end ofthe basket, said carriers operating in the tracks, operating meansconnected to the front end of the basket at the bottom and adapted tomove the basket initially rearwardly and subsequently forwardly, gatesnormally closing the bottom of the basket, a normally open top carriedby the basket, means for closing the top as the basket begins to moveand for subsequently holding the top closed until the basket isreturning to its original sheaf receiving position, n'ieans for openingthe gates as the basket approaches its rearward point of travel, abutter carried by the frame and located at the front end of the basket,sets of prongs carried by the sides of the basket and means for closingin the prongs to pierce the head of the assembled shock and during theinitial turning movement of the basket and for withdrawing the prongsimmediately after the gates have opened.

5. in a shocking machine, a normally horizontally disposed sheafreceiving and shock forming basket having an entrance opening in the topthereof, a substantially U-shaped bale bar carried by and pivotallymounted in the basket and on which the heads of the sheaves are built.and means for swinging the bale bar away from the heads of the sheavessubsequent to the shock contained within the basket being deposited onthe groiiind in an upstanding position.

6. The combination with a sheaf receiving and shock forming basket, saidbasket having a sheaf entry opening in the top thereof, of a bale barcarried by and located within the basket and adapted to receive andsupport the heads of the sheaves deposited in the basket and to crowdthe heads of the sheaves together.

7. In a shocking machine, the combination with a machine frame, anormally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming basketcarried by the frame and means for forwardly turning the basket to upendthe contained shock, of a butter located at the forward end of thebasket and engagin the butt of the formed shock, sets of prongs carriedby the basket and means for operating the prongs to close them in topierce the head of the shock during the initial turning movement of thebasket and to hold the shock after the butt thereof leaves the butter.

8. In a shocking machine, the combination with a shocking machine frameand a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock formingbasket carried by the frame, of a butter carried by the frame andlocated at the forward end. of the basket and presenting an upperstationary section and a lower adjustable section.

9. In a shocking machine, the combination w'th a shocking machine frameand a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock formingbasket carried by the frame, of a butter carried by the frame andlocated at the forward end of the basket and presenting an upperstationary section and a lower rearwardly extending and downward lycurving adjustable section which can be extended or withdrawn in respectto the stationary section.

10. In a shocking machine, the combination with a shocking machineframe, of a pair of spaced parallel lengthwise extending trackspermanently iounted on the frame, said tr .cks having their forward endscurving upwardly, a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving andshock forming basket, upper and lower pairs of travellers )er;-nanentlysecured to the front end of the basket and adapted to operate in thetracks and normally located in the forward curved ends of the tracks,similar endless side chains mounted on the shocking machine frame,clutch controlled means for simultaneously driving; the chains an dbasket operating rods connecting; the chains to the front end of thebasket at the bottom.

11. In a shocking; machine, the combination with a shocking machineframe of a pair of spaced parallel lengthwise extending trackspermanently mounted on the frame, said tracks having their forward endscurving u iWaerd-ly a normally horizontally disposed sheaf receiving andshock forming hasket, upper and lower pairs of travellers permanentlysecured to the front end of the basket and adapted to operate in thetracks and normally located in the forward curred ends of the tracks,similar endless side chains mounted on the shocking machine frame and inadvance of the basket. said chains having vertically extending portionslocated rear- :ardly clutch controlled means for simultaneously drivingthe chains and operating rods connectin. the chains with the forward endof the has-let at the underside.

Signed at innipeg this 14th day of rdareln l THOHEAS W ADGE. rp

BERNARD JOSH H DESMOND.

